I have an unused Windows tablet from 2021 running some Core M processor or other that I want to put Linux on and start using again. It doesn’t have a keyboard so I would have to actually use it as a tablet and not a laptop. Is there a distro built around one of the mobile desktop environments that also runs well on x86? (Last time I tried Linux mobile it was pretty much only for ARM and I never got it to work well on even an x86 virtual machine.) Or is regular GNOME deskrop still my best bet for a tablet?

  • PrefersAwkward@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    8 days ago

    Should be plenty fast enough to handle Gnome or KDE. I think you’ll also want ZRAM because presumably your RAM won’t be much and your storage will either be slow or limited. Either way, it wouldn’t hurt to enable.

    I think both DEs are very touchscreen viable, with the possibility that you may have to configure a teeny bit, like adding a virtual keyboard

    • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      I setup Kinoite (KDE Plasma) on my Dad’s touchscreen laptop. When flipped into tablet mode it works very well with enlarged touch controls and pen support